Over his years as master blender for Whyte & Mackay, Richard Paterson has built up an encyclopedic knowledge of the casks in the company's warehouses. For this tasting, he's dug deep into the racks to reveal a selection of long-aged gems from interesting casks.
While Whyte & Mackay is best known for owning Dalmore and Jura distilleries, it also has Tamnavulin and Fettercairn in its portfolio. With only a small number of official single malt releases to their names, these two distilleries aren't well known, and long-aged examples from their warehouses are rare.
Richard has selected whiskies from the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s to show a range of flavours from across all four distilleries – all specially drawn from the cask for this masterclass.
This is a class not to miss, with rare whiskies and a truly legendary presenter with more than five decades of experience in the whisky industry.
The Line-Up
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Dalmore 1976 32 Year Old Bottled 2009
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Jura 1976 Port Finish
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Jura 1995 Wine Finish
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Fettercairn 1970 Sherry Finish
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Fettercairn 1966 Port Finish
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Tamnavulin 1970 Bourbon Cask
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Tamnavulin 1973 Sherry Finish